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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ). Creating a School Community ) I’ve written several blog posts about team building activities I’ve used with my elementary students and often use again with them as (1) they really like the activities, and (2) there is almost always more to learn even in repeat activities.

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The Most Popular Post in 2009.

The Web20Classroom

As 2009 comes to a close I wanted to take a look back and see what post did people visit the most. On Nov 18 we discussed how to motivate teachers to use more technology in the classroom. On Nov 18 we discussed how to motivate teachers to use more technology in the classroom. Not enough time to learn how to use a new tool.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., It’s a conduit for staying abreast of the latest educational trends, resources, and technologies. Madda et al.,

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Accomplished teachers are most knowledgeable about how students in their school or district learn, and thus they are ideal candidates to lead professional-learning and curriculum development efforts (Vescio et al., 2008; Webster-Wright, 2009 ; Accomplished California Teachers, 2012 ).

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. She has a blog on Education Week. Blog: [link].

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Edtech and Social Emotional Learning #sel

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. See: Creating Elementary Portfolios and One Note in the Classroom. And you really do have to teach someone how to use technology to communicate, don’t you? Vicki: Cool.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Immediately, we can start to help new teachers and help each other in the process. The research gives us some insight into how each of us can help other teachers thrive. How will you help new teachers? How will you help other teaches?

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